New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-24
TIE IRON HAND IN ALSACE.
MINUTE OFFENCES AND MANY ARRESTS.
THE sCHNAEBELEs INCIDINT-HIs ARREST LEGAL
HELD CLOSE PRISONER -CALMER FEELING

THE scHNAEBELEs INcIDENT-HIs ARREST LEGAL
HELD A CLOSE PRISONER -CALMER FEELING
IN PARIS.
Copyrighted by ns Nec York Anociated Pren 1887:
BERLIv April 23.-The "North German 9azettes
semi officially says that the arrest Of NJ. echnaeoeie
took place in German territory The authorit'es mao
received information that NJ. Schuaebeles had oeen
conducting himself In a suspicious manner at Metz
and other places the frontier. German omcial'
who is believed to be accompce OF NJ Schnaeocies
has been arrested at Metz. The German Governments
has not ordered. could 1t approve. anything con-
trary to international law. The statement that n
Scbnaebeles was decoyed into German territory 10
untrue
The Berliner Tageblatt =" publishes dispatch from
Metz in reference to letter written BY Herr Gautseh
tho German Commisssry of Police. inviting M
Schnaebees to confer with him the erection OF
frontier pole Herr Gautsch writes:
II you have any communication te make to me which
should neither be heard by German ohicalf nor py
German agents, visit me In my private roou'.
This sent in reply to message from N.
Schnaebeles, who had been tamperlng with HeIr
Gautsch and other German officials. The feeling IN
German official circles Is that too much has been maze
OF the incident Documents rotating to tho ofhciai IN
quiry will be forwarded to Paris, proving that N.
Schnaebeless arrest legal Public interest IN tne
matter is abating. Tne Bourse did not share in the
agitation In Paris the market has been fiat to-day,
international securities declining from one-quarter 70
onehalf per cent This, however, was not due to any
alarm in connection with the Schnae beles affair Inc
fact is realized that Germany ls now IN danger W
war neither less than at any time since JAN
uary.
Prince Bismarck Is dsterm ined to stamp out French
conspraors in AlsaceLorraina. French sympathizers
must either remain inactive 20 to French territory
Germanzing measures are being arried out system
atically throughout Alsace- Lorraine For ins'snce
four merch nts OF the town of Dienze have be-a ex-
pcled since Monday for adh ering to their frenen
n ,tionality. Each of them received twenty-iour
hours notice TO quit At Chateau Sail no man was
arrested for Haunting the French colors ut ball. Al
the Sarreguimes tribunal. Gapp. q workman, was
sentenced TO three months imprisonment tor shouhg
vive la France Workman Schmitt was sentenced
by the same court to months imprisonment for
wearing tricolored ribbons ana Workman Sieboru 20
ten weeks imprisonment tor acting as correspondent
of the French Patriotic League. The treatment OF
French adherents may have great enect upon 'no
French public and hasten collision between tie two
nations, but these believed to ne iorceu
upon the German authorities who have instructions 10
deal with all peaceful inhabitants as German subjects
PARIS. April 23.-The Cabinet to-day discussed thc
schnacbecs arrest NJ. sarrien, Minister OF JUSTICE
submitted tho report made of the affair by the FRO
curator OF Nancy within whose Jurisdiction tho arrest
took place, and the evidence adlucs1 at the 1udcai
inquiry showing that the arrest was made on frencn
soil The Cabinet, result OF the discussion re-
solved that Flourens, Foreign Minister, communl-
bette the French Ambassador at Berlin 10 GERMANY
the subject matter OF the documents.
Public feeling here concerning tho arrest has grown
much camcr. IL has transpred that Leipsic
court, previous TO the arrest, had condemned NJ
Schnacbccs for high treason In melting recruits 10
desert. The Secretary Of the German Embassy PAID
another visit TO NJ Fourens to-day and told him that
the investigation which Germany was making into
the circumstances attending the arrest OF NJ schnae-
bces yet finished The Republiquc Fran.
Gals" that the German Government has informed
NJ. Flourcns, Minister OF Foreign Affairs, that Prince
Bismarck admits that II the arrest OF Commsrary
Schnaebeles made French territory intcrnaton-
al law viii require his release The French papers
persstcntiy urge calmness and that the Government
be left TO pursue the necessary action. "Lc Matin'
declares that the Secretary OF the German Embassy
has informed VI Flourcns that ". schnacbeles was
arrested because he was tempting German rccruts
to desert from tho army. The offence was committed
German soil The Secretary. who Ia acting In
the absence Of the Ambassa sador says that his Cow
ernment will make ample pparati0n II ~ Is provesi
that French soil violated by the arrest.
The referring TO the schnaebee affnr says 10
considers that the spontaneous step taken by the German
Government IN giving explanations 20 VI. Florens de-
pves the incident Of the character OF voluntary provo
cation and believes that after due inquiry the matter
will be arranged In conformity with international Law.
VIENNA, April 23.-some Of the Ambassadors at Berlin
have been assured that serious results will follow the
arrest OF NJ Schnacbeles.